1. Couch ____. – One who likes to sit for long periods, usually watching TV. – lusta, tohonya, aki nem csinál semmit, csak ül a tévé előtt és nassol

2. Just my cup of ____. – Just what I like. – pont nekem való, pont olyan, amit szeretek

3. As easy as ____ . – Something that is very easy to do. – nagyon könnyű

4. An ____ a day keeps the doctor away. – If you eat & live healthily, hopefully you won’t get sick. – Napi egy alma a doktort távol tartja.

5. Spill the ____ . – Divulge a secret. – kitálalni, elmondani egy titkot

6. Too many cooks spoil the ____ . -Too many people involved in one project can cause problems. – Sok bába közt elvész a gyerek.

7. As thick as ____ soup. – Very thick, especially said of fog. – nagyon sűrű

8. Cool as a ____ . – Said of someone who is very poised and unflappable. – nem lehet kibillenteni a lelki egyensúlyából

9. ____ of the crop. -The very best of a group. – a társaság krémje

10. It’s a piece of ____ . -Something that is very simple or easily done. – nagyon könnyű, nem okoz problémát

11, Have bigger ____ to fry. – Have more important things to deal with. – fontosabb dolga is akad ennél

12. You can lead a horse to ____ but you can’t make him drink. -You can give someone an opportunity, but you can’t force them into it. – Nem erőszak a disznótor.

13. That’s the way the ____ crumbles. – That’s life; that’s just the way things go. – Ilyen az élet.

14. Like two ____ in a pod. – Extremely alike. –  Egyformák, mint két tojás.

15. Take it with a grain/pinch of ____   . – View something lightly or with skepticism & not seriously. – Ne vedd teljesen komolyan!

16. Don’t put all your ____ in one basket. – Don’t dedicate all your effort to one thing; keep your options open. – Ne tegyél fel mindent egy lapra!

17. You can catch more flies with ____ than with vinegar. – You’ll get better results by being nice. – kedvességgel többre lehet menni

18. It’s the greatest thing since sliced ____ . – A way of praising a newinvention or development – nagyszerű találmány, Kolumbusz tojása

19. It’s no use crying over spilt ____ . – Don’t fret over something that’s already happened. – ami megtörtént, azon nem változtathatsz, nem érdemes bánkódni rajta

20. ____ up (someone). – Flatter someone – hízelegni valakinek

21. You can’t make an ____ without breaking a few eggs. – In order to accomplish something important, expect some difficulties. – problémák nélkül nem születnek jó dolgok

22. It’s as easy as taking ____ from a baby. – Very easy – nagyon könnyű, “bébikönnyű”

23. When life gives you lemons, make ____ . – Make the best of a situation. – Mindenből hozd ki a lehető legjobbat!

24. Bring home the ____ . – Bring home money from a job; to do something successfully. – ő a kenyérkereső

25. Like comparing apples and ____ . – Items compared are not in any way alike. – összehasonlítani két teljesen eltérő dolgot

26. The ____ on the cake. – Something additional that makes a situation even better. – Hab a tortán.

27. Flat as a ____ . – Extremely flat. – Lapos, mint a nagy Alföld.

28. In a ___shell. – In a few words; concise. – dióhéjban

Key:

1. potato

2 .tea

3. pie

4. apple

5.beans

6. broth

7. pea

8. cucumber

9. cream

10. cake

11. fish

12. water

13. cookie

14. peas

15. salt 

16. eggs

17. honey

18. bread

19. milk

20. butter

21. omelet

22. candy

23. lemonade

24, bacon

25. oranges

26. icing

27. pancake

28. nut

source: mentalfloss

Let’s have a look at some Canadian slang words.

1. Loonie: A common word for the Canadian one-dollar coin.

2. Double-double: A coffee with two cream and two sugar.

3. Homo Milk: Homogenized whole milk (3.25%)

4. Two-Four: A case of twenty-four beers.

5. Mickey: A flask-sized bottle of hard liquor.

6. Toque (pronounced “tuke”): A knit cap usually worn in winter. Known as a “ski cap” in the USA.

7. Klick: “Kilometer”

8. Washroom: The place where one would find the toilet, sink, and bathtub.

9. Pop: Sweet carbonated beverages. Known as “soda” in the States.

10. Rattled: When someone is shaken up by an incident, usually resulting in embarrassment or anger.

11. Chinook (pronounced “shin-uk”): A warm, dry wind blowing down the Eastern slopes of the Rockies across Alberta and the Prairies. These winds can cause the temperature to rise by 20° Fahrenheit (11° Celsius) within 15 minutes.

12. Beaver Tail: A flat, flaky, fried pastry in the shape of a beaver’s tail. Often served with a variety of toppings: ice-cream, maple syrup, powdered sugar, and fruit.

13. Canuck: A Canadian.

14. Hog Town or The Big Smoke: Toronto

15. Bunnyhug: A hooded pullover, also known as a ‘hoodie.’ Used mainly in Saskatchewan.

16. The Hammer: Hamilton, Ontario.

17. Whadda’yat?: Newfoundland term, meaning “What are you doing?”

18. Hammered: Very drunk.

19. Rink rat: someone who spends a lot of time on an ice rink.

20. Give’er: Go for it.

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Here is a short text for you using Canadian slang words. Can you “translate” the highlighted words into English?

Last year I travelled to Canada and my destination was first The Big Smoke and then The Hammer. I travelled plenty of klicks in the country and met a lot of nice Canucks. They often invited me for a double-double or a Mickey. Once I got invited for a Two-Four. I drank so much of it that I fell asleep hammered in the washroom of my Canadian friend. I was so rattled when I woke up that from then on I only drank pop and Homo milk. I bought presents for my kids:a toque and a bunnyhug. I so enjoyed my stay in Canada that I keep a loonie on my desk to remind me of Canada. If you are planning to travel to Canada but you’re still hesitating, my advice is: Give’er.

Key

Toronto, Hamilton Ontario, kilometres, Canadians, coffee with two cream and two sugar, a flask-sized bottle of hard liquor, a case of twenty-four beer, very drunk, bathroom, shaken up by an incident, sweet carbonated beverage, homogenized whole milk, ski cap, hoodie,  Canadian one-dollar coin, go for it 

1. Q: Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
A: Nothing.

2. Q: What comes down but never goes up?
A: Rain.

3. Q: I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A: A candle.

4. Q: How can a pants pocket be empty and still have something in it?
A: It can have a hole in it.

5. Q: A dad and his son were riding their bikes and crashed. Two ambulances came and took them to different hospitals. The man’s son was in the operating room and the doctor said, “I can’t operate on you. You’re my son.”
How is that possible?
A: The doctor is his mom.

6. Q: What goes up when rain comes down?
A: An umbrella.

7. Q: What travels around the world but stays in one spot?
A: A stamp.

8. Q: If I have it, I don’t share it. If I share it, I don’t have it. What is it?
A: A secret.

9. Q: What has hands but cannot clap?
A: A clock.

10. Q: What can you catch but not throw?
A: A cold.

11. Q: What is as light as a feather, but even the world’s strongest man couldn’t hold it for more than a minute?
A: His breath.

12. Q: What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it?
A: Silence.

13. Q: What has one eye but cannot see?
A: A needle.

14. Q: If an electric engine is travelling south, which way is the smoke going?
A: There is no smoke, it’s an electric engine.

15. Q: If a blue house is made out of blue bricks, a yellow house is made out of yellow bricks and a pink house is made out of pink bricks, what is a green house made of?
A: Glass.

16. Q: Mr. Blue lives in the blue house, Mr. Pink lives in the pink house, and Mr. Brown lives in the brown house. Who lives in theWhite house?
A: The president.

17. Q: What gets broken without being held?
A: A promise.

18. Q: What has eighty-eight keys but can’t open a single door?
A: A piano.

19. Q: What has a neck but no head?
A: A bottle.

20. Q: What has ahead but neverweeps, has a bed but never sleeps, canrun but never walks, and has a bank but no money?
A: A river.

21. Q: What is the last thing you take off before bed?
A: Your feet off the floor.

22. Q. What is something you will never see again?
A. Yesterday.

23. Q: What goes through towns and over hills but never moves?
A: A road.

24. Q: How many months have 28 days?
A: All 12 months.

25. Q: What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
A: A palm.

Vocabulary and explanations

1. Poor people have nothing. Rich people need nothing. If you eat nothing you die.

2. rain comes down – esik az eső, comes down – lejön, goes up – felmegy

3. candle – gyertya

4. pants – nadrág, hole – lyuk

5. ambulance – mentőautó, operating room – műtő

6. rain comes down  – esik az eső, umbrella goes up – kinyílik az esernyő

7.stays in one spot – egy helyben marad, stamp – bélyeg

8. to share a secret – titkot megosztani, elmondani

9. hand of a clock – óramutató, to clap – tapsolni

10. cold – megfázás, to catch a cold – megfázni, to throw – dobni

11. as light as a feather – pehelykönnyű, feather – toll, to hold your breath – visszatartani a lélegzetét

12.  delicate – törékeny, finom, silence – csend

13. eye of a needle – tű foka

14. electric engine – villanymozdony, smoke – füst

15. brick – tégla, green house – üvegház, glass – üveg

16. White house – Fehér ház, ahol az elnök lakik, president – elnök

17. to break a promise – nem tartani meg ígéretet, to hold a promise – megtartani ígéretet

18. piano keys – zongorabillentyűk

19. bottle neck – üveg nyaka, neck – nyak

20. river head – folyó forrása, to weep – sírni, river bed – folyómeder,  river runs – folyó folyik, river bank – folyópart

21. to take off – levenni, off the floor – padlóról

22. to see again – újra látni

23. to go through – átmenni, to move – mozogni

24. Every month has at least 28 days in it.

25. palm – pálmafa, palm – tenyér